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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the year ended December 31 , 2020 Delaware Commission File Number 1-11758 Morgan Stanley ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) 36-3145972 ( 212 ) 761-4000 1585 Broadway ( State or other jurisdiction of New York , NY 10036 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) incorporation or organization ) ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) ( Address of principal executive offices , including zip code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Trading Symbol ( s ) MS Name of exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value Depositary Shares , each representing 1 / 1,000th interest in a share of Floating Rate Non - Cumulative Preferred Stock , Series A , $ 0.01 par value MS / PA New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares , each representing 1 / 1,000th interest in a share of Fixed - to - Floating Rate Non - Cumulative Preferred Stock , Series E , $ 0.01 par value MS / PE New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares , each representing 1 / 1,000th interest in a share of Fixed - to - Floating Rate Non - Cumulative Preferred Stock , Series F , $ 0.01 par value MS / PF New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares , each representing 1 / 1,000th interest in a share of Fixed - to - Floating Rate Non - Cumulative Preferred Stock , Series I , $ 0.01 par value MS / PI New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares , each representing 1 / 1,000th interest in a share of Fixed - to - Floating Rate Non - Cumulative Preferred Stock , Series K , $ 0.01 par value MS / PK New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares , each representing 1 / 1,000th interest in a share of 4.875 % Non - Cumulative Preferred Stock , Series L , $ 0.01 par value MS / PL New York Stock Exchange Global Medium - Term Notes , Series A , Fixed Rate Step - Up Senior Notes Due 2026 MS / 26C New York Stock Exchange of Morgan Stanley Finance LLC ( and Registrant's guarantee with respect thereto ) Morgan Stanley CushingⓇ MLP High Income Index ETNs due March 21 , 2031 MLPY NYSE Arca , Inc. Indicate by check mark if Registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes ☑ No ☐ Indicate by check mark if Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes ☐ No ☑ Indicate by check mark whether Registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that Registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes ☑ No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes ☑ No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check one ) : Large accelerated filer ☑ Accelerated filer ☐ Non - accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . ☑ Indicate by check mark whether Registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b - 2 ) . Yes ☐ No ☑ As of June 30 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the common stock of Registrant held by non - affiliates of Registrant was approximately $ 73,070,017,178 . This calculation does not reflect a determination that persons are affiliates for any other purposes . As of January 29 , 2021 , there were 1,813,552,280 shares of Registrant's common stock , $ 0.01 par value , outstanding . Documents Incorporated by Reference : Portions of Registrant's definitive proxy statement for its 2021 annual meeting of shareholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10 - K .